MC5 to Release New Album ‘Heavy Lifting,’ First LP in 53 Years
WEBJun 6, 2024 · Proto-punk legends MC5 will release their first album in over 53 years this October, with Heavy Lifting arriving just months after the deaths of guitarist Wayne Kramer and drummer Dennis...
Wayne Kramer, co-founder of rock band the MC5, dead at 75 - AP News
WEBFeb 2, 2024 · NEW YORK (AP) — Wayne Kramer, the co-founder of the protopunk Detroit band the MC5 that thrashed out such hardcore anthems as “Kick Out the Jams” and influenced everyone from the Clash to Rage Against the Machine, has died at age 75.
Hear MC5's 'Can't Be Found' Off Upcoming Posthumous Album - Rolling Stone
WEBAug 1, 2024 · Hear the MC5’s Last Two Original Members Kick Out the Jams on ‘Can’t Be Found’. Living Colour's Vernon Reid plays a guitar solo alongside recording cut by Detroit band's Wayne Kramer and ...
MC5 Announce First New Album in 51 Years and U.S. Tour
WEBMar 9, 2022 · A full 51 years after the release of the band’s last album, Kramer has announced that a new album of original MC5 songs will be released in October via Ear Music.
Wayne Kramer Dead: MC5's Proto-Punk Co-Founder Was 75 - Variety
WEBFeb 2, 2024 · Wayne Kramer, the co-founding guitarist and composer of Detroit’s punk band MC5, whose social activism carried on throughout his lengthy solo career, died on Friday at 75.
Wayne Kramer, MC5 Co-Founder and Activist, Dead at 75 - Rolling Stone
WEBFeb 2, 2024 · Wayne Kramer, founding member of the legendary Detroit proto-punk outfit MC5 and one of rock’s greatest guitarists, has died at the age of 75. The singer-songwriter-political activist’s death...
Last surviving member of legendary Michigan rock band MC5 dies …
WEBMay 10, 2024 · The last living member of MC5 died Wednesday, marking the end of an era. Dennis Thompson, the drummer for the iconic band, died at 75. His legacy lives on through his music and his son.
MC5 Announces First Album in 53 Years, ‘Heavy Lifting’
WEBJun 6, 2024 · MC5 will release a new album on Oct. 18. Heavy Lifting marks the band's first studio record in 53 years. The album was spearheaded by the band's founding guitarist Wayne Kramer, who died in...
Producer Bob Ezrin gives update on eagerly anticipated MC5 album
WEBFeb 9, 2024 · The next MC5 album – and now the band’s final foray in the wake of founding guitarist Wayne Kramer's passing – is nearly complete, with a hoped-for release later this year.
First New MC5 Album in 53 Years Announced: Listen to New ... - Pitchfork
WEBJun 6, 2024 · Heavy Lifting is the first new MC5 studio album since 1971’s High Time. Later this year, the Detroit proto-punk band will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.